| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 606 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:40 PM |
| Population: | 66,778 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 21199 |
| CBSA: | Somerset, KY |
| Land Area: | 743 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.0653, -84.6096 |
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66,778 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 743 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 64,827 to 66,778 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 42544 (Nancy, $60,895 median) and poorest ZIP 42533 (Ferguson, $41,000) are 10.0 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $105,000 in 42567 (Eubank) to $210,200 in 42503 (Somerset).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 36 people/sq mi in 42544 (Nancy) to 597 in 42533 (Ferguson).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Somerset — top growth ZIPs averaged +8.3% over the past ten years ( 42553 , 42503 and 42501 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.6% bachelor's+ in 42519 (Burnside) to 23.4% in 42503 (Somerset) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kentucky, this is the #13 most populous of 120 counties and ranks #85 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,088 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,643 of 47,253 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Somerset.
8 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42503 | Somerset | Standard | 25,321 | $54,707 | 132.1 | 6.6% |
| 42501 | Somerset | Standard | 18,214 | $48,965 | 210.8 | 2.7% |
| 42553 | Science Hill | Standard | 5,649 | $52,737 | 66.9 | 15.6% |
| 42544 | Nancy | Standard | 5,520 | $60,895 | 153.8 | -0.3% |
| 42567 | Eubank | Standard | 5,390 | $46,526 | 87.3 | -11.5% |
| 42518 | Bronston | Standard | 3,031 | $54,103 | 35.9 | -2.7% |
| 42519 | Burnside | Standard | 2,756 | $41,964 | 55.2 | -1.5% |
| 42533 | Ferguson | Standard | 897 | $41,000 | 1.5 | -1.9% |
| 42564 | West Somerset | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 42502 | Somerset | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 42558 | Tateville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |